Definition of Groundburst

1. Noun. The explosion of a bomb dropped from the air when it hits the ground. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Groundburst

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Groundburst

ground zeroes
groundable
groundage
groundages
groundation
groundations
groundball
groundberry
groundbreakers
groundbreaking
groundbreaking ceremony
groundbreakingly
groundbreakings
groundburst (current term)
groundbursts
groundcherries
groundcherry
groundcover
groundcovers
groundcrew
groundcrews
grounde
grounded
grounded theory
groundedly
groundedness
grounden
grounder

Literary usage of Groundburst

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Fredric Solomon (1986)
"We have assumed that the low-altitude airburst would produce one-half as much local fallout as the groundburst. In the case of the attacks on the 34 US ..."

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